WOTD Quiz 2

Question 1

hedonism

Answer 1

Hedonism (n.): school of thought believing that pleasure is the most important goal to attain. (Pleasure is the highest form of good; everyone has the right to strive for pleasure, or more pleasure than pain.)

Question 2

minion

Answer 2

Minion (n.): a servant or docile follower.

Question 3

heath

Answer 3

Heath (n.): a grassy/shrubby landscape common in the British Isles.

Question 4

redouble

Answer 4

Redouble (v.): to become much greater or more numerous.

Question 5

trammel

Answer 5

Trammel (v./n.): to catch something; to hold something; a net for catching fish.

Question 6

chalice

Answer 6

Chalice (n.): a cup or a goblet.

Question 7

corporeal

Answer 7

Corporeal (adj.): of it related to a person’s body, as opposed to their spirit.

Question 8

surmise

Answer 8

Surmise (v.): to guess; to suppose; to assume something without evidence.

Question 9

gall

Answer 9

Gall (n./v.): bitterness or anger; to irritate; to bother; to nudge someone into doing something.

Question 10

palpable

Answer 10

Palpable (adj.): able to be touched; a feeling so strong it almost seems like it could be touched or felt.

Question 11

jocund

Answer 11

Jocund (adj.): cheerful; positive; joyful.

Question 12

nonpareil

Answer 12

Nonpareil (n.): something that is unparalleled; unrivaled or the best of its kind.

Question 13

augur

Answer 13

Augur (v.): to forewarn; to foreshadow or be a sign of; (n.): a fortune teller or oracle.

Question 14

sacrilegious

Answer 14

Sacrilegious (adj.): blasphemous; disrespectful; making light of something serious or highly regarded.

Question 15

pernicious

Answer 15

Pernicious (adj.): causing great harm or destruction, often in a way that is not easily noticeable.

Question 16

perturb

Answer 16

Perturb (v.): to bother/worry someone; to make someone anxious.